Laboratory Test Menu

Air Surveillance and Analysis Section

  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Lead
  • Nitrogen Dioxide
  • Ozone
  • Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5)
  • Special Monitoring:
    • New Year Fireworks
    • VOG (volcanic haze)
    • Agricultural Burns (sugarcane)
    • Geothermal (Hydrogen Sulfide)
  • Sulfur Dioxide

Biological Response Section

Bacteriology and Parasitology Section

Chemical Response Section

  • Chemical warfare agents and their metabolites in human specimens
  • Melamine and other toxic chemicals in food
  • Mercury, arsenic and other toxic metals in human specimens
  • Volatile Organic Compounds in human specimens

Drinking Water Section

  • Inorganic Anions
  • Pesticide and Herbicide analysis
  • Trace Metals
  • Volatile Organic Compounds
  • Disinfection By Products

Environmental Microbiology Water Unit

  • Fecal indicators-total and fecal coliforms, E. coli
  • Heterotrophic bacteria
  • Shellfish growing waters
  • Shellfish meats

Food Chemistry

Neighbor Islands:

Virology Section

Water Pollution Section

  • Monitoring Stream Waters And Coastal Waters For:
    • Ammonia-nitrogen
    • Chlorophyll-a
    • Dissolved Silica
    • Nitrate + Nitrite-Nitrogen
    • Salinity
    • Total Nitrogen
    • Total Phosphorus
    • Total Suspended Solids
    • Turbidity
  • Monitoring Wastewaters For:
    • 5-Day biological oxygen demand (BOD)
    • Fluorescein (spill indicator dye)
    • Oil and Grease
    • Select Metals